CVE-2020-15941: fortinet forticlient_endpoint_management_server Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-15941 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in fortinet forticlient_endpoint_management_server. EPSS estimates a 1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-10-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 25-10-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiClientEMS versions 6.4.1 and below; 6.2.8 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to inject directory traversal character sequences to add/delete the files of the server via the name parameter of Deployment Packages.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.